New houseplant can clean your home’s air

Researchers have genetically modified a common houseplant to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around…

Eye-opening study differentiates iPS cells into various ocular lineages

Researchers revealed that culturing human induced pluripotent stem cells with different isoforms of the extracellular component…

X chromosome: How genetics becomes egalitarian

In cell biology, men and women are unequal: men have an X chromosome, while women have…

Delivery method associated with pelvic floor disorders after childbirth

Research has demonstrated that vaginal childbirth substantially increases the probability a woman will develop a pelvic…

World’s first success in analyzing 3D neutron polarization under high pressure

Scientists have developed a high-pressure cell composed of completely nonmagnetic materials. The team then succeeded for…

Serious loneliness spans the adult lifespan but there is a silver lining

Moderate to severe loneliness can persist across adult lifespans, but researchers found it is particularly acute…

Cover crops may increase winter temperatures in North America

Cover crops grown in fields during winter may be warming temperatures in the northern United States…

Birthweight and early pregnancy body mass index may risk pregnancy complications

Women who were born with a low birthweight are at increased risk of pregnancy complications, according…

Nightlights for stream dwellers? No, thanks

When the critters that live in and around streams and wetlands are settling into their nighttime…

A compound being developed to treat eye disease also kills leukemia cells

An active ingredient in eye drops that were being developed for the treatment of a form…